Pranked and robbed
Two creeps robbed a woman at Ozzie’s cafe on Seventh Avenue after kicking out the chair from underneath her on May 27 — but one was quickly arrested.
The victim told cops that she was drinking coffee at the popular coffee bar between Lincoln and St. Johns places at around 5:30 pm when the jerks approached and pulled their outrageous move.
After the 40-year-old lady hit the floor, the pair snatched her Blackberry and laptop computer. Officer Michael Furia managed to arrest a 17 year-old suspect, but his fellow prankster remains at large.
Gershed
Some jerk stole a bicycle locked up on Fifth Avenue on May 24.
The owner of the cycle told cops that he had parked his $1,400 ride between President and Carroll streets at around 7 pm. When he returned from grocery shopping 15 minutes later, it was gone.
Broke-in
At least two break-ins went down in the 78th Precinct last week.
• A thief broke into a Sixth Avenue apartment on May 24 and stole two laptops. The tenant told cops that she was last at her place, which is between First Street and Garfield Place, at around 11 am. When she returned seven hours later she discovered that the two computers, valued at $2,500, had been stolen.
• A thief busted into a Fourth Street apartment on May 25 and stole an assortment of electronics and jewelry. The tenant told cops that she was not in the home, which is between Sixth and Seventh avenues, from 1 pm until 5 pm, when she discovered the missing laptops, digital cameras and bling.
Infernal combustion
Park Slopers, keep an eye on your autos, because at least four cars were stolen last week:
• A thief stole an 11-year-old Ford van from Fourth Avenue between Second and Third streets overnight on May 23. The owner told cops that he had parked the car at 8 pm, but it was gone by morning.
• A Honda Civic vanished from Sixth Avenue. The owner told cops that he had last seen his ride between 11th and 12th streets on May 9, but it, along with a navigation system, an iPod, and an assortment of tools, was gone three days later.
• A Dodge Caravan was stolen from Sterling Place sometime within two weeks before its owner discovered it gone from the block between Sixth and Seventh avenues on May 28.
• A thief stole a 2004 Volvo from Montgomery Place on May 27. The owner told cops that he parked his ride between Eighth Avenue and Prospect Park West at around 2:30 pm, but it was gone six hours later.
— Stephen Brown
